GRR: Life
Life University and Central Washington University are making their way to Pittsburgh, Pa., for the Women’s DI College spring semifinals. The teams will contest their playoff match on Friday, April 24, at 5:45 p.m. EDT, following the 4 p.m. BYU vs. West Chester game (read preview here).
North Carolina entered the South DI regional championship well prepared. Solid scouting created a game plan that took the ball out of Life's hands, and the Tar Heels executed well … until the final minute of play. Leaning on its fitness and patience, the Running Eagles scored the game-winning try at the buzzer for a 12-10 win and trip to the spring final four.
The DI South sees Life and North Carolina into the spring quarterfinals, with the victor heading to Pittsburgh for the Final Four. The Running Eagles was one conversion away from the century mark in its 98-0 win over Texas A&M, while North Carolina turned a three-point lead into a 55-21 victory today in Greenville, S.C.
Believe it or not, there is rugby being played this weekend outside of the city of Las Vegas (or Henderson) in Nevada, and perhaps one of the more intriguing weekends of rugby will be on the East Coast, when the US Naval Academy men take on Clemson on Saturday and Life University on Sunday.
Powerhouse Life prop Paris Hollis gets his chance to run over some Cambridge University defenders on Saturday for the All Americans, and it could be the start of some bigger things for the 22-year-old.